From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 11 14:37:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26F851065676 for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 14:37:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: from blah.sun-fish.com (blah.sun-fish.com [217.18.249.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84FA98FC1E for ; Mon, 11 May 2009 14:37:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 26DF21B13A08; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:17:36 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on malcho.cmotd.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-10.6 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from postal.dev.moneybookers.net (postal.dev.moneybookers.net [192.168.3.200]) by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 913111B13A04; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:17:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by postal.dev.moneybookers.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C874C936987; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:16:23 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at moneybookers.com Received: from postal.dev.moneybookers.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (postal.dev.moneybookers.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 9uh-g73pcmia; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:16:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hater.cmotd.com (hater.cmotd.com [192.168.3.125]) by postal.dev.moneybookers.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DED193697D; Mon, 11 May 2009 16:16:21 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <65FA500B-0FDC-4C75-95B9-2B99C6117DBF@moneybookers.com> From: Stefan Lambrev To: Saifi Khan In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 17:17:29 +0300 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.94/9351/Mon May 11 04:59:11 2009 on blah.cmotd.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: single SATA disk and yet identified as 'ad4' X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 14:37:09 -0000 You may want to become familiar with: # # The following options are valid on the ATA driver: # # ATA_STATIC_ID: controller numbering is static ie depends on location # else the device numbers are dynamically allocated. options ATA_STATIC_ID Long time ago FreeBSD people decided that it's very annoying when you plug ata CD or another HDD and then your ad1 (which is ad4) becomes ad2, and makes your OS un- bootable without manual intervention. Today we have geom labels, but still ATA_STATIC_ID is something I really miss on every linux .. P.S. -current removed. On May 11, 2009, at 10:38 PM, Saifi Khan wrote: > Hi all: > > The system has just one SATA disk and yet bootloader process > identified it as 'ad4'. Ideally, it should be ad1. > > Here is the PCI information > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, > 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/ > GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) > 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, > 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High > Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI > Express Port 1 (rev 01) > 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI > Express Port 3 (rev 01) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 > EHCI Controller (rev 01) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC > Interface Bridge (rev 01) > 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE > Controller (rev 01) > 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 > Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 01) > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus > Controller (rev 01) > 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan > mini-PCI (rev 01) > 08:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > How does the labelling logic work ? > > > thanks > Saifi. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177